Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Everyone could see what was happening. At the crucial moment of the competition, Darcie teamed up with Mallory and Jaylene. The reason was obvious. The prize pool was 10 million, with 80% going to the winner. To get a reward, you had to make it to the top ten, which was no easy feat. In reality, it was more about appearances than a fair competition.

Stella suggested expanding the prize to the top 20 and excluding Jaylene, making it easier for everyone to win something.

The 8 million championship prize was still up for grabs, and with Jaylene out of the picture, who wouldn’t want to give it a shot?

People in the room exchanged looks, each considering their chances.

Darcie didn’t need a vote to know the outcome. She looked at Stella and smiled. “No need to vote. I think your idea is good. Let’s go with it. I hope everyone does their best. I’ll personally host a banquet to celebrate.”

Stella met her gaze and smiled back. “Then I wish you all success in advance.”

She started clapping, and everyone followed. As their eyes met, they silently acknowledged the tension between them.

Jaylene was furious. She stormed out as soon as the meeting ended and collided with a secretary carrying documents. Papers scattered everywhere. “Are you blind?” Jaylene snapped, her anger flaring.

The secretary turned pale and quickly apologized.

Darcie frowned and called Jaylene’s name, but Jaylene ignored her, shoved the secretary aside, and slammed the door on her way out, making a loud noise.

quietly asked, “Aunt, is Jaylene upset? I didn’t mean to

made Darcie’s blood

She suggested the prize pool to me in the first place. She probably feels embarrassed that it seems

“Jaylene has a big heart; it’s me who was thoughtless. Aunt, please tell

nothing more, and

go, then stood

a points system, with both individual and group rounds. Points accumulated with each round, and the lowest scores were eliminated. The highest score at the end

a comeback in the final round almost

overall. Mallory even took third place, Sonia was sixth, followed by Kiara at thirteenth, and Jaylene at nineteenth. Additionally, six others made it into the top fifty, so the

the first to accumulate points, the rankings were somewhat random. Otherwise, how could someone like Jaylene make it into the top

two rounds were group matches, testing teamwork skills. Teams could either be formed freely or assigned randomly by the system. Jaylene would definitely team up with

meeting, Stella had asked Sonia about her plans for choosing teammates. Sonia had said that random pairing would be fine. Stella,

thought that only Kiara might be a good partner for Sonia. But Kiara was on good terms with several other competitors from the company. Asking her directly might be awkward—if she already had a partner, refusing her would be uncomfortable, and agreeing would

to ask them later. Just then, there was a knock on her

file. “No, what’s

“Boss Jewell, I’d like you to

was surprised. “No one asked you

really impressed me. She made it